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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30,000 Saturday!

It’s time to finish off the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, after one heck of a Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the country’s big dollar bracket racers head...

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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million Dollar Main Event! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – Million Dollar Friday!

It’s Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring...

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$43,000 to Win!!! Cleetus’ AWD vs RWD Shootout At Bradenton Motorsports Park was INTENSE, Fun, And Surprising! Who Took It All?

When Cleetus first put up the challenge to pit the best two wheel drive no prep rides up against the best all wheel drive no prep rides, the world lost its mind. The arguing, smack talk, bragging,...

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Stories N’ Steel: Rick Lefever – From a small town to becoming one of the countries most sought after fabricators.

Our friend Brad King, an amazing pinstriper and letterer, is back with another Stories N’ Steel episode where he is interviewing another legend of the hot rodding world. This time it’s...

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ROAD TRIP GOLD with David Freiburger and an AMAZING SURVIVOR 1961 Plymouth Belvedere

Man these cars are something. Ugly? Kinda. Weird? Absolutely. 100% Mopar? You ain’t kidding. There is something about the 1950s to mid 1960s Mopars that makes them really stand out. Styling...

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Dylan McCool TURBO V8 Police Car: Will it Boost? TURBO V8 Police Car! – Lightbar, Custom Transmission, Rear Axle! Part 2

The cop car is back! And it makes boost! But is it fast? Or just cool? Or both? Dylan McCool has been working on his Dodge Diplomat police car for a while now and although it runs and drives and is...

Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: More From Derek’s Vice Grip Garage Burnout Contest! Tons Of Tire Smoking Action!

Here’s gallery number two from Duct Tape Drags! And if you missed the earlier photos, use the link below. (Photos by Wes Allison) Freiburger and friends were on hand at Tucson Dragway recently...

Car Show Photos: More Starved Rock Nationals Photos – Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Customs, And Trucks From Chicagoland.

Here’s another car show gallery to check out. Big thanks to Jim Hrody for continuing to send us photos from a variety of cool shows. We’ve got  bunch of new stuff from him coming, but...

The DD Speed Shop Gasser 1964 Nova: Gasser’s Are Fun Right? Driving from Canada to Mississippi-Problem, After Problem.

Driving a gasser is a whole different experience than driving a regular muscle car, but who in their right mind makes one test drive and then heads for Mississippi in one? Oh and especially when that...

Zephyr Chop Part 3: Shaping Sheet Metal By Hand To Replace Damaged A Pillars On The 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe Conversion

Here’s another metal shaping update on the Lincoln Zephyr Chop and 2 door conversion that is going on at Make It Kustom. This time it is all about the A Pillars and how to make templates and...

Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: We’re Starting With Derek’s Vice Grip Garage Burnout Contest! Tons Of Tire Smoking Action!

(Photos by Wes Allison) Freiburger and friends were on hand at Tucson Dragway recently for Duct Tape Drags, an event featuring drag racing, Battle of the Beaters, the Vice Grip Garage Burnout Pit and...

Car Show Photos: Starved Rock Nationals Photos – Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Customs, And Trucks From Chicagoland.

Big thanks to Jim Hrody for continuing to send us photos from a variety of cool shows. We’ve got  bunch of new stuff from him coming, but we’re going to start it off with coverage from...

BOOSTED 5.3L LS-HOW TO ADD 100+ HORSEPOWER WITHOUT MORE BOOST! VORTECH SUPERCHARGED 5.3L MODS

When in doubt, turn up the boost. I mean this makes sense right? If you need more power, just turn up the boost. But what if you don’t want to turn up the boost because of fuel limitations or...

Hot Rodding 101: The ULTIMATE Ford Flathead Intake Guide – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know!

The guys at Iron Trap Garage started a Hot Rodding 101 series a couple of years ago and have posted some great video content. The first one in the Hot Rodding 101 series was about Ford Flathead V8...

How Good is the CHEAPEST Welder on Amazon? DeBoss Garage Puts One To The Test To See What A $70 Welder Can Do.

We talk about cheap tools around here a lot, and have even featured some cheap welder test videos, but can a $70 welder actually be worth owning?   DeBoss Garage is going to put this one to the...

Measuring For Your New Hydraulic Clutch Install: How To Get Perfect Hydraulic Release Bearing Air Gap For an American Powertain Hydramax

Installing an American Powertrain Hydramax system in your hot rod or muscle car is an excellent upgrade. If you are swapping to a modern manual transmission, and why wouldn’t you, then...

Upgrade Your Classic Sniper EFI with Holley’s Sniper 2 EFI Conversion Kits If You Want The Latest And Greatest On Your Ride

Holley’s New Sniper 2 EFI is a big advancement in self-tuning DIY EFI conversions and takes all the good from the Classic Sniper and then turns it up a few notches. I’m not talking about...

Zephyr Chop Part 2: HOW TO Make a SIMPLE Steel Plate HAMMER FORM – Door Corners on 1939 Lincoln ZEPHYR Chopped Coupe

We like how to stuff around here and one of our favorites when it comes to shaping metal is Karl Fisher at the Make It Kustom channel. This kid is talented, easy to understand, and not afraid to...

Somebody Needs To Build This! New Wrecking Yard Inventory! 1954 Plymouth Belvedere! Solid car with Nice Chrome!

The early to mid-50’s cars and trucks were some of the coolest round rides and make awesome hot rods, customs, and cruisers. They just ooze cool, and when they have awesome patina you just...